Parks and Ballfield Projects

Drainage and Park Improvement Project

At town meeting in 2011 the town appropriated $5,000 for the Parks, Recreation, and Trails Committee to study drainage repair and overall recreation field improvements in town. This project completed and project documents follow. In 2012 the town approved $90,000 for the engineering and permitting required to move forward with construction and applying for available grant monies. The committee is moving forward quickly with Weston & Sampson Engineering so as to not miss any grant deadlines. On July 27, 2012 the town also closed on the property at 37 Academy Hill Road, which will be included in the overall planning.

Update: While not being selected for the MassWorks grant in 2012, the committee completed permitting and resubmitted the application in 2013 with changes. The non-matching grant was awarded in December of 2013 for $997,521. In February, 2014, another non-matching grant application specific to recreation was submitted requesting $197,000 which would help complete the field underdrains, remaining stormwater, and grading of the field. Results will be announced in April.

Update: The $197,000 grant was not awarded and initial construction bids were higher than budgeted. The project was rebid and residents voted on $200,000 of Community Preservation Funds to pay for the unfunded portion (ball field specific) of the park improvements. The contract was awarded to Mass-West Construction.

CONSTRUCTION BEGINS THE WEEK OF JULY 14, 2014.

Meeting Schedule:

The committee meets on the 2nd Wednesday of each month, 6:00 at the Town Office. No additional meetings are currently scheduled.

The following meetings were held related to this project:

July 14, 2014 – Construction began. Construction is expected to be completed by November.

2010 Memorial Park Study and Design Project

In 2010 the committee used budgeted funds to work with the Conway School of Lanscape Design to review the historical use of Memorial Park and to provide alternate solutions for it’s continued maintenance and beautification. Four different sets of plans were developed along with an excellent asssessment of the area. The committee is not choosing to fully implement any one plan at this point, but instead is using parts of different plans to beautify and improve the maintenance of Memorial park.

Welcome to Conway

The Town of Conway (37.8 square miles) lies in the foothills of the Berkshires just west of the Connecticut River Valley, a region rich in agriculture, arts & culture. Conway is the 4th largest in area of all towns in Franklin County and is the 11th most populous (1990 census). This site is maintained by local town officials and meant to be a resource to residents and visitors alike.